Advisor to Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Interior (MoD/MoI) Senior Officials, Iraq

Job Description

Company Profile: Management Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical assistance. MSI is part of Coffey International Development, a global international development consulting firm. Together with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200 projects worldwide. It currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in countries, including Iraq, Sudan, Colombia and Russia. Broadly, MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core technical areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management and performance improvement, organizational capacity building, human development and natural resource management. For more information on MSI, please visit our website at .

Project/Proposal Summary:

The goal of the Deputy Commanding General – Advising & Training (DCG (A&T)) program is to assist the Iraqi Government in the development, organization, training, and sustainment of Ministries capable of defeating terrorism and providing a stable environment in which representative government, individual freedom, the rule of law, and free market economy can evolve—ultimately leading to increased Iraqi and Gulf Region security. More specifically, the program will assist the Iraq Ministry of Defense (MoD) and Ministry of Interior (MoI) to improve performance in order to attain the capacity to organize, train, equip, and sustain all Iraqi Security Forces (ISF).

Position Summary:

Advisor to MOD/MOI senior officials. Responsible for managing and maintaining accountability for a ministerial level advisory team of military and civilian coalition advisors and supporting local national linguists, mentoring the Iraqi MOD & MOI. Also, advises and assists development of Ministerial engagement strategies to enhance the systemic capability and capacity development of an effective Iraqi MOD. Assists in development of strategies to facilitate timely and effective decision-making and information sharing and to lead and guide in development of institutional capabilities that facilitate good governance. Assists an internal review of advisor positions, skill-sets, and relationships to enhance efforts to build and establish relationships with ministerial officials and other ministries and agencies to include Iraqi, Coalition, and US officials. Develop a system to track and map progress in institutional development with quantifiable metrics. Assists in development, implementation, and oversight of policies and processes with the Iraqi ministry counterparts. Must receive and process Classified and Top Secret material.

Responsibilities:

• Integrate military and civilian elements of the Ministry Headquarters;
• Manage operational and administrative planning requirements to include suspense’s, strategic and operational plans, and schedules;
• Develop organization design options to meet requirements within parameters of available resources;
• Develop engagement strategies to enhance advisor effectiveness and leverage systematic improvement in ministerial capabilities and effectiveness;
• Provide quantifiable metrics based assessment of MOD/MOI capacity and capability development;
• Prepare and deliver briefings to flag officers on the status of the MOD/MOI staff, systems, programs and transition progress;
• Lead planner required to manage strategic and operational requirements to include: plans, schedules, and Joint Planning Groups and coordination meetings.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred) in related area;
• Have or be able to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Clearance;
• Joint Operations Experience and Staff Planning Experience;
• At least CGSC or higher education or civilian equivalent;
• Significant knowledge, education and experience in civil-military relations in a Democracy;
• Computer skills required; PowerPoint, MS Word, Excel;
• Excellent written and oral communications skills;
• Microsoft Office proficiency;
• Ability to speak Arabic preferred.

Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.

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